diff --git a/sections/event-wheelevent.txt b/sections/event-wheelevent.txt
index 0c773e8..de71fa5 100644
--- a/sections/event-wheelevent.txt
+++ b/sections/event-wheelevent.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@
The un-initialized value of this attribute MUST be
0.
+
+
source attribute is a ready only attribute which
+ indicates the reason this event has been generated and takes one of
+ three possible values:
+
+ * 'user': this event has been generated as a result of direct user
+ action.
+ * 'momentum': this event has been generated as a result of momentum
+ scrolling which is an animation that is done after the user stops
+ directly interacting with the input device.
+ * 'unknown': the browser could not determine the reason this event
+ has been generated
+